African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) – Underwriter.

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JOB DESCRIPTION – UNDERWRITER

Under the supervision of, and reporting to the Chief Underwriting Officer, through the Senior Underwriter, the Underwriter’s key duties and responsibilities will be as below:

1. Support in generating business through marketing activities and increasing the visibility of ATI. This involves meeting one-on-one with clients and prospects and attending different marketing events organised by ATI or ATI’s business partners;
2. Assist to organise/manage awareness events in countries of responsibility;
3. Support underwriting business through;
4. Screening business enquiries based on eligibility criteria;
5. Assess the risks of the proposed transactions and produce a report of the risk to convince approvers to accept the risk;
6. Issue non-binding/indicative term sheets;
7. Arrange reinsurance for transactions requiring reinsurance support;
8. Preparation of policy documents and
9. Educating policy holders on the A-Z of the policy they are about to sign.
10. Assist in managing and monitoring the underwritten risk – support and guide the Portfolio Services Personnel in;
11. Ensuring timely payment of premiums;
12. Following up on any outstanding documentation/information from policyholders and
13. Continuously monitoring the assigned portfolio, pre-empting any potential risk events thereon; and promptly bringing such to management’s attention;
14. Support generation of reports such Underwriting reports, Broker reports, Marketing reports, Mission/back to office reports, country marketing plan and activity reports, Policy wordings;
15. Update and monitor the Watchlist and;
16. To perform other duties as may be assigned to you from time to time.

Skills and Attributes

• A Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA), Finance, Economics, Banking or other financial service specialization;
• A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Banking or other financial service specialization
• CII or CPA/ACCA (an added advantage);
• A minimum of five (5) years relevant experience;
• Technical understanding, expertise, and experience in insurance and reinsurance;
• A proven track record of success underwriting complex transactions or providing sector specific underwriting skills;
• Key Stakeholders management skills;
• Demonstrate ability to initiate ideas for product development;
• Team leadership skills;
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of policy wordings;
• Strong analytical skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to details;
• Excellent negotiation skills;
• Good judgement and decision making skills;
• Ability to work under pressure and meet urgent deadlines;
• Excellent communication (oral, written, presentation) and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment;
• Bilingual communication skills in both English and French will be an added advantage;
• Strong people management skills; and
• Demonstrate ATI’s core values – unity of purpose, customer first approach, integrity, getting it first the right time and creativity.

How to Apply

Candidates are required to submit an electronic copy of the following:

1. Application Letter;

2. CV, plus details of your current remuneration package if applicable along with details of three referees; and

3. Personal History Form

 Submit your application to recruitment@ati-aca.org

 The closing date is Saturday, 02 July 2022 at Midnight East African time.

 ATI offers a competitive salary and benefits package and a collegial working environment commensurate with other multilateral. ATI reserves the right to not make an appointment, or to make an appointment at a slightly higher or lower grade, or to make an appointment with a modified job description. ATI will only contact those applicants who are being actively considered for an interview.

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